axe
Meaning of axe
noun
- a tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle.
I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood
an axe blade
- a musical instrument used in popular music or jazz, especially a guitar or (originally) a saxophone.
- end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly.
the company is axing 125 jobs
2,500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme
- cut or strike with an axe, especially violently or destructively.
the mahogany panelling had been axed
Old English æx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt .
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GalicianHyphenation of axe
axe
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- axe is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
axe synonyms
Meaning ax:
Meaning a small axe with a short handle for use in one hand:
Meaning a tool with a heavy, broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat:
Meaning a tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood:
Meaning a light axe used as a tool or weapon by North American Indians:
Meaning a short axe with a large blade:
Meaning a large broad-bladed axe used in ancient warfare:
Meaning another term for battleaxe (sense 1):
Meaning decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place:
Meaning remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning give up completely (a practice or a course of action):
Meaning come or bring to a final point; finish:
Meaning bring to an end:
Meaning stop making (a particular product):
Meaning abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law):
Meaning reduce the size, amount, or quantity of:
Meaning discard or abandon unceremoniously:
Meaning get rid of or give up:
Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:
Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:
Meaning dismiss from the armed forces or police:
Meaning dismiss from employment:
Meaning dismiss (an employee) from a job:
Translation of axe
Words that rhyme with axe
Axe, Badaxe, badaxe, broadaxe, battleaxe, poleaxe, equiaxe, breakaxe, pickaxe, curtalaxe, Saxe, saxe, scramasaxe, meataxe, curtaxe
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